Abstract The European Union Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has failed to achieve its
aim of preserving European farmland biodiversity, despite massive investment in subsidies …

Hedge density, structure, and function vary with primary production and slope gradient and
are subject to other diverse factors. Hedgerows are emerging ecosystems with both above …

Biodiversity-friendly management is pivotal for sustainable agriculture, but rarely put into
practice by farmers despite mounting evidence of the social, environmental, and economic …

Entering the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, interventions referred to as nature-
based solutions (NBS) are at the forefront of the sustainability discourse. While applied in …

The EU rural development policy has addressed challenges related to climate change in
agriculture by introducing public voluntary schemes, which financially support the adoption …

Agricultural intensification and landscape homogenisation are major drivers of biodiversity
loss in European agricultural landscapes. Improvements require changes in farming …

Agricultural systems support societies in various ways but also cause substantial
sustainability challenges. Sustainable agricultural practices are key to achieving …

Livestock production is a very relevant source of income and agricultural greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Peru …

Current carbon pricing and trading mechanisms, despite their efficacy in reducing GHG
emissions from industry, will not be sufficient to achieve Net Zero targets. Current …

The agri-environment-climate measures of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy
are incentives aiming to reduce negative environmental impacts and increase positive …